Bird radar records flight movements in 3D

In 2017, Robin Radar Systems launched a full 3D dedicated bird radar that integrates both horizontal and vertical radar in a single system; worldwide the first of its kind. This radar delivers a continuous pulse collecting bird flight data at high spatial and temporal resolution, in 3D and covering a radius of 15 km at up to 1 km altitude.

Currently, we are using 3D radar Max® to study nocturnal migration at an operating large wind farm in the Netherlands. The first results show that this kind of 3D bird radar is the next step in understanding bird avoidance behaviour as well as collision risk from infrastructures like wind turbines and above-ground power lines.